Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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